The impact of social care services on carers’ quality of life

Rand, Stacey, Vadean, Florin, Forder, Julien (2020) The impact of social care services on carers’ quality of life. International Journal of Care and Caring, 4 (2). pp. 235-259. ISSN 2397-8821. (doi:10.1332/239788219X15718896111445) (KAR id:77517)

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Abstract

Unpaid care is an important part of long-term care systems. It is increasingly recognised that carers have their own health and wellbeing needs. Carer-specific interventions, as well as support for the care-recipient, may enable carers to maintain their own health and wellbeing alongside caring. This study seeks to establish whether and how community-based care services affect carers’ QoL. The ASCOT-Carer interview (INT4) was used to capture carers’ social care-related quality of life in qualitative interviews and a survey of carers’ in England to provide insights into the impact of community-based care services on carers’ QoL outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1332/239788219X15718896111445
Uncontrolled keywords:	Quality of life, caregiver, social care, ASCOT-Carer
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Institutional Unit:	Schools > School of Social Sciences > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Former Institutional Unit:	Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User:	Stacey Rand
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2019 17:24 UTC
Last Modified:	20 May 2025 14:19 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/77517 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Rand, Stacey.

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Vadean, Florin.

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Forder, Julien.

Creator's ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7793-4328
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